Event Details

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in March. The groups are open to the public and

Event Details

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in March. The groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book.

The History Book Group will discuss Ingrid Rowland and Noah Charney’s“The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art” at 6:30 p.m. Thurs. March 21st on the 2nd floor of the library. Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was a man of many talents—a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar—but he is best known for “Lives of the Artists,” the classic account that singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. It was through Vasari’s writings that Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo came to be regarded as masters. In “The Collector of Lives,” Rowland and Charney introduce readers to this pivotal figure in art history.

Event Details

All talks are FREE and open to the public at the Lingonberry in downtown Decorah. Doors open at 7:00PM. Seating is first-come, first-served. A reception will follow each of the Lecture Series presentations.

MICHAEL ZAHS–March 6thZahs, the film historian featured in the acclaimed documentary Saving Brinton will demonstrate a historic magic lantern slide projector by recreating one of Decorah resident A.F. Porter’s slide shows of his journeys abroad in the 1910s and 1920s.Co-hosted by the Oneota Film Festival

KIRK LARSEN–March 21stWhat happened to that bug splat on my windshield?Join Luther College Professor of Biology Kirk Larsen for a look at the troubling worldwide decline of insect populations… why is this important? And what might we be able to do to make a positive difference?

SCOTT LEDDY–April 11thNaturalist, nature photographer, and habitat-restoration specialist Scott Leddy will take us on a visual journey to explore the native pollinators in our area and the prairie flowers that comprise their habitats.Co-hosted by Seed Savers Exchange